LONDON - Prime Minister David Cameron was encouraged to mediate Wednesday after a British Muslim family was kept from traveling to the United States for a visit to Disneyland.
The group of 11 was ceased from loading onto their flight to Los Angeles at London's Gatwick airplane terminal on Tuesday a week ago by movement authorities.
Mohammad Tariq Mahmood, who was going with his sibling and nine of their youngsters, said the authorities gave no explanation behind hindering their touring plans.
However, he told the Guardian daily paper he trusted it was on account of US authorities "think each Muslim represents a risk".
"Since I have a facial hair and now and again wear Islamic dress, I get halted and made inquiries," Mahmood included remarks to the BBC. "I feel that is a piece of the arrangement of flying." The family has additionally been not able secure a discount for the expense of the flights - around £9,000 (12,000 euros, $13,400).
In an announcement, the US Customs and Border Protection power did not allude to Mahmood's case, but rather said there were more than 60 justification for forbidden nature to the US, including well being reasons and former criminal feelings.
"The religion, confidence, or profound convictions of a worldwide explorer are not deciding components about his/her suitability into the U.S.," the announcement said.
Around 11,600 individuals were kept from loading up flights to the US in 2015 monetary year, official information appeared.
Mahmood's neighborhood official in London, Stella Creasy of the principle resistance Labor party, has requested that Cameron investigate what happened.
Cameron's Downing Street office affirmed that the executive would react to Creasy's solicitation.
"Online and logged off examinations resound with the developing trepidation that UK Muslims are being "bested" - that far reaching judgment of Donald Trump's require no Muslim to be permitted into America appears differently in relation to what is happening practically speaking," Creasy wrote in Wednesday's Guardian.
"We ought to accomplish more than shrug our shoulders at cryptic American security strategies that leave our constituents in such limbo." The US government office in London and Britain's Home Office did not quickly react to asks for input.
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